Fort Worth Begins Ground Spraying

City of Fort Worth Public Information officer Diane Covey said targeted spraying went on without incident and 100 percent of the targeted area was sprayed.

There are rising concerns about residents in the 76137 and 76244 ZIP codes due to an increase in WNV-positive mosquitoes and human cases. Those areas are north of Downtown Fort Worth and east of I-35W. They could see spray trucks next. To answer questions residents within those areas can attend the following meeting.:

On its website, Tarrant County said it will only use ground spraying to kill mosquitoes for now. On its website, it said the concentration of insects is spread across the county as opposed to certain areas in Dallas County, where aerial spraying is underway.